JP5486305B2 - Bonding material for honeycomb structure and honeycomb structure using the bonding material - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a bonding material for a honeycomb structure and a honeycomb structure using the bonding material. Specifically, a honeycomb segment bonded body in which a plurality of honeycomb segments are integrally bonded to each other through a bonding material layer, and an outer peripheral coat layer that covers the outer peripheral surface of the honeycomb segment bonded body, The present invention relates to a bonding material used for manufacturing a honeycomb structure having a structure in which a plurality of cells serving as flow paths are arranged in parallel to each other in the central axis direction, and a honeycomb structure using the bonding material. More specifically, it is used for a honeycomb structure that can be suitably used for a catalyst carrier utilizing catalytic action such as an internal combustion engine, a boiler, a chemical reaction device, and a fuel cell reformer, or a particulate collection filter in exhaust gas. More specifically, for example, a bonding material for a honeycomb structure and a honeycomb structure in which a plurality of honeycomb segments are reliably bonded to each other, although the large-sized structure is used. Concerning the structure.

  Ceramics such as internal combustion engines, boilers, chemical reaction devices, catalyst carriers that utilize catalytic action such as fuel cell reformers, or collection filters (hereinafter referred to as DPF) for particulates in exhaust gas, especially diesel particulates. A honeycomb structure made of is used.

  This type of ceramic honeycomb structure is configured by binding a plurality of porous honeycomb segments, which are partitioned by partition walls and have a large number of through holes passing through in the axial direction, via an adhesive layer (for example, Patent Document 1). reference). That is, the ceramic honeycomb structure and the quadrangular prism-shaped porous honeycomb segments are combined in a row and joined to each other via the adhesive layer. Bonding at this time is performed by applying a pressing force to the honeycomb segment after interposing an adhesive layer between the adherend surfaces of the porous honeycomb segment.

  As a bonding material for bonding honeycomb segments, silicon carbide powder has been proposed, but “the particle size of silicon carbide powder is 0.01 to 100 μm, preferably 0.1 to 15 μm, more preferably 0.1 to 0.1 μm. It is desirable that the particle size is more than 10 μm, because if the particle size exceeds 100 μm, the adhesive strength (strength) and thermal conductivity are lowered, while if it is less than 0.01 μm, the cost is increased. (For example, refer to Patent Document 2).

  And in patent document 2, each ceramic member is adhere | attached integrally through a sealing material, and using as an inorganic particle at least 1 or more types of inorganic powder or whisker chosen from silicon carbide, silicon nitride, and boron nitride is proposed. Has been. However, in the method of Patent Document 2, it has been difficult to achieve both improvement in fluidity and water retention of the bonding material slurry and improvement in thermal conductivity. By coarsening the inorganic particles of the bonding material slurry, the grain boundary that becomes thermal resistance is reduced, so that the thermal conductivity can be improved. However, since the fluidity of the bonding material slurry is significantly impaired by the coarsening of the inorganic particles, it is difficult to completely fill the bonding portion with the slurry, resulting in a decrease in bonding strength. Moreover, since the particle size distribution of the inorganic particles is coarsened, drying of the slurry surface is accelerated, and the interfacial adhesion of the joint portion may be hindered.

JP 2000-7455 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 08-28246

  The present invention has been made in view of such problems of the prior art, and its object is to achieve both improvement in fluidity and water retention of the bonding material slurry and improvement in thermal conductivity. It is. As a result, there is provided a bonding material for a honeycomb structure that is reliably bonded without causing a bonding defect such as a gap in a bonded portion, and a honeycomb structure bonded with such a bonding material. .

  In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, there are provided the following bonding material for a honeycomb structure and a honeycomb structure bonded with such a bonding material.

  [1] A honeycomb structure bonding material in which D90 / D10 of the inorganic particles contained in the bonding material is 10 to 500, D10 is 100 μm or less, and D90 is 4 μm or more. (D10 and D90 are values of 10% and 90% diameter from the smaller particle diameter side in the volume-based cumulative fraction of particle diameter distribution measurement by laser diffraction / scattering method).

  [2] The bonding material for honeycomb structure according to [1], wherein the inorganic particles have a major axis / minor axis ratio of 1.0 to 4.0.

  [3] The bonding material includes at least one inorganic particle selected from the group consisting of silicon carbide, silicon nitride, aluminum nitride, boron nitride, silica, alumina, mullite, zirconia, zirconium phosphate, alumina titanate, and titania. The bonding material for honeycomb structure according to [1] or [2].

  [4] The honeycomb according to any one of [1] to [3], wherein the bonding material further includes oxide fibers, the average length of the oxide fibers is 30 to 600 μm, and the average diameter is 1 to 20 μm. Bonding material for structures.

[5] The bonding material for a honeycomb structure according to any one of [1] to [4], wherein the bonding material further includes at least one component selected from the group consisting of silica sol, alumina sol, colloidal silica, and colloidal alumina. .

  [6] The bonding material for honeycomb structures according to any one of [1] to [4], wherein the bonding material further includes an organic binder and a hollow filler.

  [7] A honeycomb structure bonded with the bonding material according to any one of [1] to [6].

  According to the present invention, the fluidity and water retention of the bonding material slurry can be ensured, the segments can be easily bonded by using such a bonding material, and the manufactured honeycomb structure can be bonded. The thermal conductivity of the material can be improved. Furthermore, according to the present invention, the fluidity of the slurry is ensured by the fine particles acting like a roller with respect to the coarse particles. Further, the fluidity of the slurry is ensured by maintaining the moisture retention of the slurry by the strong capillary force of the micropores formed by the fine particles. Further, since the thermal conductivity of the bonding material can be improved by the coarse portion of the inorganic particles, it is possible to achieve both improvement in fluidity and water retention of the slurry, which are contradictory properties, and improvement in thermal conductivity. It becomes possible.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is drawing explaining one Embodiment of the honeycomb structure of this invention, and shows the perspective view of a honeycomb segment. 1 is a drawing for explaining an embodiment of a honeycomb structure of the present invention, and shows a perspective view of the honeycomb structure. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is drawing explaining one Embodiment of the honeycomb structure of this invention, and shows the top view of a honeycomb structure.

Explanation of symbols

1: honeycomb structure, 2: partition, 3: cell, 5: cell structure, 7: outer wall, 8: bonding material, 12: honeycomb segment.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described. However, the present invention is not limited to the following embodiments, and based on ordinary knowledge of those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the present invention. It should be understood that modifications, improvements, and the like appropriately added to the embodiments described above fall within the scope of the present invention.

  The present invention relates to a bonding material for manufacturing a honeycomb structure and a honeycomb structure manufactured using the bonding material. The bonding material is in the form of a slurry before drying, and fluidity and water retention are important. After the drying and heat treatment, the bonding material is not a slurry. In the present invention, the bonding material includes both the slurry before drying and the state after drying and heat treatment. Further, in the present invention, as described above, a slurry-like material in which the bonding material can flow may be referred to. Therefore, in this specification, it may be referred to as a bonding material slurry.

  In general, inorganic particles and the like are a particle group composed of a large number of particles, and a plurality of particles having different sizes are mixed in the particle group. The particle size distribution measurement by the laser diffraction / scattering method is one of many particle distribution measurement methods. The light intensity distribution pattern emitted by the particles to be measured is a combination of diffraction and scattered light from each particle. By detecting and analyzing this light intensity distribution pattern, how big the particles are It is possible to determine how much is contained (particle size distribution).

  In general, the particle diameter of inorganic particles or the like is an average particle diameter of existing particles or the like, and is considered to be distributed in a certain range around the average particle diameter. When this particle distribution is obtained, even if there is only one so-called mountain, there are those having a sharp particle distribution and those having a broad particle distribution. Here, the broad particle distribution is generally considered to consist of particle distributions of a wide range of particle sizes without a sharp sharp peak in the particle distribution curve. The particles having a broad particle distribution include not only large particles but also medium particles and small particles.

  Further, when the particle distribution of the inorganic particles or the like is examined, there are particles having two or more peaks of the particle distribution. In the case of producing such inorganic particles, for example, it can be easily obtained by mixing particle groups having different average particle diameters.

  In the present invention, the particle distribution is obtained by obtaining 10% and 90% diameter values D10 and D90 from the smaller particle size side in the volume-based integrated fraction of the particle size distribution measurement by the laser diffraction / scattering method. In the present invention, inorganic particles having a broad particle distribution are used. In the present invention, broadening the particle distribution is achieved by broadening the particle distribution with one peak peak and broadening the particle distribution having two or more peak peaks. By having a broad particle distribution, the fine particles (particles with a relatively small particle size system) act like a roller with respect to coarse particles (particles with a relatively large particle size system). Can be ensured.

  In the present invention, broadening of the particle distribution is evaluated by determining D90 / D10 of the inorganic particles in the bonding material (including the bonding material slurry). D90 / D10 is preferably 10 to 500, particularly preferably 10 to 430. D10 is preferably 100 μm or less, more preferably 50 μm or less, and particularly preferably 15 μm or less. D90 is preferably 4 μm or more, particularly preferably 8 μm or more. And when D90 / D10 is 10-500, D10 is 100 μm or less, and D90 is in the particle distribution range of 4 μm or more, the effect of the present invention is exhibited, D90 / D10 is 10-430, and D10 Is 15 μm or less and D90 is in the particle distribution range of 8 μm or more, the present invention has a remarkable effect.

  Further, the moisture retention of the slurry can be maintained by the strong capillary force of the micropores formed by the fine particles. On the other hand, the thermal conductivity of the bonding material can be improved by the coarse portion of the inorganic particles. Due to the action of such particles, it is possible to achieve both improvement in fluidity and water retention of the slurry, which are contradictory properties, and improvement in thermal conductivity.

  In the present invention, each powder is observed with a scanning electron microscope, the major axis / minor axis ratio (major axis / minor axis) of each inorganic particle is measured, and the average value thereof is defined as the major axis / minor axis ratio. .

  In general, inorganic particles are not perfectly spherical, but usually have various shapes such as an elliptical sphere, a flat plate, a cylinder, and a rod. There are short particle sizes. When the ratio of the long particle diameter to the short particle diameter was measured as a long-axis / short-axis ratio (long axis / short axis), 1.0 to 4.0 is preferable in the present invention, and 1.0 to 3 .4 is particularly preferred.

  The bonding material is preferably silicon carbide, silicon nitride, aluminum nitride, boron nitride, silica, alumina, mullite, zirconia, zirconium phosphate, alumina titanate, titania, and cordierite that satisfy the above-mentioned conditions of D90 / D10, D90, and D10. And at least one inorganic particle selected from the group consisting of silicon carbide, silicon nitride, alumina, and cordierite.

  It is preferable that the bonding material further contains inorganic fibers. Examples of the inorganic fibers include oxide fibers such as aluminosilicate, alumina, and magnesium silicate, and other fibers (for example, SiC fibers).

  In the present invention, fibers were observed with a scanning electron microscope, and the average length and average diameter of the fibers were calculated by measuring individual fiber lengths and diameters.

  As inorganic fiber in this invention, an oxide fiber can be mentioned as a most suitable thing. Specifically, ceramic fibers such as silica, mullite, alumina, silica-alumina, and silica-magnesia can be cited as preferred examples. An inorganic fiber having an average length of 30 to 600 μm and an average diameter of 1 to 20 μm is preferable, and an inorganic fiber having an average length of 50 to 500 μm and an average diameter of 1 to 20 μm is particularly preferable.

  The bonding material of the present invention preferably contains a colloidal oxide and an inorganic binder. Examples of the colloidal oxide include silica sol, alumina sol, colloidal silica, and colloidal alumina. These may be used alone or in combination of two or more. Examples of the inorganic binder include silica sol, alumina sol, clay and the like.

  The bonding material of the present invention also preferably contains an organic binder and a hollow filler.

  An organic binder generally refers to a binder that is an organic substance, and a binder generally refers to a material that is used to form a material or product by binding or fixing the same or different solids. In the case of ceramic production, the organic binder generally means various organic compounds that can be added to make the ceramic raw material powder formable and give strength necessary for maintaining the shape. Therefore, typical organic binders include naturally occurring starch, gelatin, agar, semi-synthetic alkyl cellulose (for example, methyl cellulose), cellulose derivatives such as carboxymethyl cellulose, polyvinyl alcohol, polyacrylic acid polymers, polyacrylamide, polyethylene oxide. Examples thereof include synthetic water-soluble polymers. Examples of the organic binder of the present invention include polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC), methyl cellulose (MC) and the like.

  The hollow filler generally refers to organic and / or inorganic hollow particles, and examples thereof include the following. Examples of the organic hollow particulate filler include acrylic hollow particles, foamed particles, foamed resin, and sponge-like foam. Examples of the inorganic hollow particulate filler include hollow oxide fine particles such as hollow titanium oxide particles, hollow iron oxide, and fly ash balloon.

  1A to 1C are diagrams for explaining an embodiment of a honeycomb structure bonded using the bonding material of the present invention, FIG. 1A is a perspective view of a honeycomb segment, FIG. 1B is a perspective view of the honeycomb structure, FIG. 1C shows a plan view of the honeycomb structure. A honeycomb structure 1 according to the present embodiment includes a cell structure 5 having a plurality of cells 3 serving as a fluid flow path partitioned by a porous partition wall 2, and a porous structure disposed on the outer periphery of the cell structure 5. A plurality of honeycomb segments 12 having the outer wall 7 are integrated by joining the outer walls 7 with a bonding material 8.

  In the present invention, the materials can be mixed and kneaded by a conventionally known mixer or kneader, for example, a sigma kneader, a Banbury mixer, a screw type extrusion kneader or the like. In particular, when a kneader (a so-called vacuum kneader) equipped with a vacuum decompression device (for example, a vacuum pump) for degassing the air contained in the clay is used, there are few defects and good moldability. It is preferable in that a clay can be obtained.

  The honeycomb structure of the present invention is manufactured by bonding honeycomb segments with a bonding material. The honeycomb segment is made of, for example, silicon carbide, silicon carbide powder and metal silicon powder for forming a silicon carbide-metal silicon composite, other ceramic raw materials, binders such as methyl cellulose and hydroxypropoxymethyl cellulose, surface activity An agent, water and the like are added and kneaded to form a plastic clay. Next, the obtained kneaded material is extruded in a forming step, thereby forming a honeycomb-shaped formed body having a plurality of cells serving as fluid flow paths partitioned by partition walls. For extrusion molding, a plunger type extruder, a twin screw type continuous extruder, or the like can be used. When a twin-screw type continuous extruder is used, the clay forming step and the forming step can be performed continuously. The obtained honeycomb formed body can be dried by, for example, microwave, dielectric and / or hot air, and then fired to obtain a honeycomb fired body.

  The obtained honeycomb fired body is shaped as necessary so as to form a honeycomb segment having a predetermined shape. By processing using a means such as a band saw or a metal saw, a square columnar honeycomb segment having a joint surface can be obtained.

  The method for applying the bonding material to the honeycomb segments is not particularly limited, and for example, a spray method, a method of applying by brush or brush, a dipping method, or the like can be employed.

  The bonded honeycomb structure exhibits strength to maintain its shape by scattering of moisture contained in the bonding material by hot air drying or the like. At this time, the temperature rise in the vicinity of the bonding material stagnates at 75 to 100 ° C. due to the heat of vaporization of moisture. During this time, locally strong and weak parts are scattered in the joint, and unevenness of joint shrinkage and displacement of the joint occur due to vibration or dead weight. Therefore, by adding an organic binder having a binding force or thermal gelation property, strength is imparted to the joint before the rise in temperature. When the binding force and thermal gelation property of the organic binder are less than 0.1% by mass, the entire binder particles are not spread, and the effect of the binding force and thermal gelation behavior cannot be expected. Preferably, when the amount of the organic binder is bonded by a bonding material containing 0.1% by mass or more, the effect is particularly remarkable when the amount is 0.2% by mass or more. When the amount of the organic binder exceeds 5% by mass, a large amount of moisture is required to produce the bonding material slurry, and the pores in the bonding material increase after drying, so that the bonding material strength decreases. Particularly preferable examples of the organic binder having binding power and thermal gelation property include cellulose derivatives such as methyl cellulose and carboxymethyl cellulose, and polyvinyl alcohol.

  In addition, a thermosetting resin can be expected to have an effect as a drying curing accelerator. Thermosetting resins generally refer to compounds such as natural and synthetic resins that have the property that liquid or plastic substances are effective, that is, insoluble and insoluble, by energy such as catalytic action, heating, and light irradiation. The thermosetting resin of the present invention undergoes a cross-linking reaction between molecules by heating and changes to an infusible and insoluble polymer having a three-dimensional network structure. For example, urea resin, melamine resin, phenol resin, epoxy resin, unsaturated polyester resin, acrylic resin and the like can be mentioned. All are resins having chemically reactive functional groups in the molecule, and the properties of the cured product differ depending on the chemical composition. In the present invention, a thermosetting resin can be used as a drying curing accelerator, and phenol resin, epoxy resin, and the like are particularly preferable.

  Furthermore, in order to reach the thickening start temperature and the thermosetting temperature in a short time using a bonding material containing an organic binder or thermosetting resin having thermogelling properties, it is dried by applying microwaves. A method and a method of heating and drying from the inside of the honeycomb structure as well as from the outside are also effective. By using the heated honeycomb segment, the temperature rise time to the thickening start temperature and the thermosetting temperature can be shortened. A bonding method in which a bonding material is used and immediately exposed to an atmosphere of 100 ° C. after bonding is also effective.

  In the present invention, “drying” the bonding material means solidifying (gelation) by evaporating the liquid component at a temperature at which the components contained in the bonding material do not melt, that is, a temperature at which the bonding material is not substantially fired. It means that That is, in the honeycomb structure of the present embodiment, since the bonding material is not fired, the bonding layer is formed only by drying and the outer walls of the honeycomb segment are bonded to each other. Due to the difference in thermal expansion coefficient and shrinkage ratio, etc., bonding defects such as cracks in the bonding layer or separation of the bonding layer itself are unlikely to occur.

  Further, the honeycomb structure of the present embodiment is a particularly large-sized honeycomb structure because the bonding material is not fired, the bonding layer is formed only by drying and the outer walls of the honeycomb segments are bonded to each other. In addition, the effect that it is difficult to produce a bonding defect is remarkably exhibited.

  Note that at least a part of the outer periphery of the honeycomb structure (joined body) formed by joining the honeycomb segments may be removed as necessary.

  In addition, since the bonding material of the present invention can be bonded to each other by forming a bonding layer by simply drying without bonding, the bonded material is particularly large (the bonding material has a large coating area). ), The effect that bonding defects hardly occur is remarkably exhibited.

  EXAMPLES Hereinafter, although this invention is demonstrated in detail based on an Example, this invention is not limited to these Examples.

(Examples 1-18, Comparative Examples 1-4)
As raw materials, SiC powder and Si powder are mixed at a mass ratio of 80:20, starch and foamed resin are added as a pore former, and methylcellulose and hydroxypropoxylmethylcellulose, a surfactant and water are added, A plastic clay was produced. This kneaded clay is extruded and dried with microwaves and hot air, and the partition wall thickness is 310 μm, the cell density is about 46.5 cells / cm ² (300 cells / square inch), the cross section is a square with a side of 35 mm, A honeycomb segment with a length of 152 mm was obtained. This was sealed with a material similar to the material used for manufacturing the honeycomb segment at one end where the adjacent flow holes are opposite to each other so that the end face has a checkered pattern and dried. Thereafter, degreasing was performed at about 400 ° C. in an air atmosphere, followed by firing at about 1450 ° C. in an Ar inert atmosphere to obtain a fired honeycomb segment of Si-bonded SiC.

  As inorganic particles, silicon carbide powder having the characteristics shown in Table 1, silicon nitride powder, alumina powder, cordierite powder is 40% by mass, oxide fiber is 30% by mass of alumina silicate fiber having the length shown in Table 1, Carboxymethyl cellulose as an organic binder was added in mass% as shown in Table 1, colloidal silica was added as an inorganic binder in an amount of 20 mass%, water was added in an amount of 9.5 mass%, and kneading was performed for 30 minutes to obtain each bonding material slurry shown in Table 1. And after grinding the outer periphery of the joined body obtained by joining and drying 16 fired honeycomb segments, a coating material was applied to the outer periphery, and dried at 200 ° C. for 2 hours. A structure was obtained. Among the bonding materials A to R in Table 1, A to J and O to R are used in examples of the present invention as described later, and K to N are used in comparative examples.

D10 and D90 of the inorganic particles were determined by JIS R1629 (particle size distribution measurement method by laser diffraction / scattering method of fine ceramic raw material). D10 and D90 are values of 10% and 90% diameter from the smaller particle diameter side in the volume-based integrated fraction of particle diameter distribution measurement by laser diffraction / scattering method.

  The bonding material was evaluated by measuring fluidity, water retention, and thermal conductivity. The fluidity was evaluated based on the presence or absence of the occurrence of a gap in the joined portion of each joined body after each slurry was applied to the honeycomb segment and allowed to stand at room temperature for 3 minutes and 10 minutes. Water retention was evaluated by the presence or absence of drying on the surface of each bonding material slurry after standing at room temperature for 3 minutes and 10 minutes. The thermal conductivity was evaluated by a laser flash method after cutting a bonding material from the manufactured honeycomb structure. The results are shown in Tables 2 to 6.

  As shown in Table 2, in Examples 1, 2, 3, and 4, the value of D90 / D10 of the inorganic particles is between 10 and 500, D10 is 100 μm or less, and D90 is 4 μm or more. The effect of the present invention is achieved in that the heat conductivity is improved while water retention is ensured.

  On the other hand, in Comparative Example 1, since D90 is 3.5 μm and 4 μm or less, the thermal conductivity is 0.24, causing a decrease. In Comparative Example 2, since D10 was 125 μm, water retention was remarkably reduced, and the surface of the bonding material slurry was dried within 3 minutes. In Comparative Example 3, D90 / D10 of the inorganic particles is 4.04, which is a value of 10 or less. Since the effect of small particles as a roller is reduced, the slurry fluidity is remarkably reduced, and a joint gap is generated. . In Comparative Example 4, since the value of D90 / D10 of the inorganic particles is 632 and is 500 or more, like the Comparative Example 3, the slurry fluidity is remarkably lowered, and a joint gap is generated.

  From the results of Table 2, the excellent effects of the bonding material for honeycomb structures, in which D90 / D10 of the inorganic particles in the bonding material is 10 to 500, D10 is 100 μm or less, and D90 is 4 μm or more, were confirmed.

  As shown in Table 3, in Examples 5 and 6, since the major axis / minor axis ratio of the inorganic particles is 1.5 and 3.4, respectively, and is 4.0 or less, fluidity, water retention, heat conduction Both rates are excellent. On the other hand, in Example 7, the major axis / minor axis ratio of the inorganic particles is 4.6. Therefore, in comparison with Examples 5 and 6, when the bonding material is applied and left to stand for 3 minutes, the bonding gap is increased. However, when it was joined after being allowed to stand for 10 minutes, the slurry fluidity was lowered and a joint gap was generated. Since it is rare that the bonding material is applied for 10 minutes after being applied, there was no problem in practical use.

  From the results of Table 3, D90 / D10 of the inorganic particles in the bonding material is 10 to 500, D10 is 100 μm or less, D90 is 4 μm or more, and the major axis / minor axis ratio is 1.0 to 4 An excellent effect of the honeycomb structure bonding material of 0.0 was confirmed.

  As shown in Table 4, the silicon carbide used in Example 8 was changed to silicon nitride in Example 9, alumina in Example 10, cordierite in Example 11, and the seeds of inorganic particles were changed. It was confirmed that the fluidity and water retention were almost the same. From the results of Table 4, excellent effects of silicon nitride, alumina, and cordierite were confirmed in addition to silicon carbide as the inorganic particles in the bonding material slurry or the bonding material.

  As shown in Table 5, the fiber length used for the bonding material is 300 μm in Example 12, 50 μm in Example 13, and 500 μm in Example 14. On the other hand, in Example 15, it is 15 micrometers, and in Example 16, it is 700 micrometers. As shown in Table 5, in Examples 12 to 14, no joint gap was generated, and water retention and thermal conductivity were good. On the other hand, in Example 15 in which the fiber length was 30 μm or less, the thermal conductivity was reduced, but 0.5 W / mK was ensured, and there was no practical problem. Further, in Example 16 in which the fiber length was 601 μm or more, the fiber was in a dimmed shape, and when the bonding material was applied and bonded after being left for 3 minutes, no bonding gap was generated, but for 10 minutes. When joined later, the slurry fluidity decreased and a joint gap was generated. Since it is rare that the bonding material is applied for 10 minutes after being applied, there was no problem in practical use.

  From the results of Table 5, it was confirmed that the bonding material includes oxide fibers, the average length thereof is 30 to 600 μm, and the bonding material for honeycomb structure having an average particle diameter of 1 to 20 μm is excellent.

  As shown in Table 6, the amount of organic binder added to the bonding material is 0.5% by mass in Example 17, and 0.05% by mass in Example 18. In Example 17, no joint gap was generated, and water retention and thermal conductivity were good. On the other hand, in Example 18 in which the addition amount of the organic binder was 0.05% by mass, no bonding gap was generated when bonding was performed after leaving the coating for 3 minutes after the bonding material was applied. Then, since the surface of the bonding material was dried due to a decrease in water retention, the slurry fluidity was decreased, and a bonding portion gap was generated. Since it is rare that the bonding material is applied for 10 minutes after being applied, there was no problem in practical use.

  The bonding material for a honeycomb structure and the honeycomb structure of the present invention are effectively used in various industrial fields that require various filters such as a diesel engine exhaust gas treatment device, a dust removal device, and a water treatment device.

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A bonding material for a honeycomb structure, wherein D90 / D10 of the inorganic particles contained in the bonding material is 10 to 500, D10 is 100 µm or less, and D90 is 4 µm or more.
(D10 and D90 are values of 10% and 90% diameter from the smaller particle diameter side in the volume-based integrated fraction of particle diameter distribution measurement by laser diffraction / scattering method.)   The bonding material for a honeycomb structure according to claim 1, wherein the major axis / minor axis ratio of the inorganic particles is 1.0 to 4.0.   The bonding material includes at least one inorganic particle selected from the group consisting of silicon carbide, silicon nitride, aluminum nitride, boron nitride, silica, alumina, mullite, zirconia, zirconium phosphate, alumina titanate, and titania. Or the bonding material for honeycomb structures according to 2.   The bonding material for a honeycomb structure according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the bonding material further includes oxide fibers, the average length of the oxide fibers is 30 to 600 µm, and the average diameter is 1 to 20 µm. The bonding material for a honeycomb structure according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the bonding material further includes at least one component selected from the group consisting of silica sol, alumina sol, colloidal silica, and colloidal alumina .   The bonding material for a honeycomb structure according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the bonding material further contains an organic binder and a hollow filler.   A honeycomb structure bonded by the bonding material according to claim 1.

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